Four family members were hurt in a head-on crash with a semi truck on Interstate 70 Saturday.Two adults and two children were taken to the hospital, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol …
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Four family members were hurt in a head-on crash with a semi truck on Interstate 70 Saturday.Two adults and two children were taken to the hospital, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol preliminary report. One of the adults, Rebecca J. Rastkar, 73, Columbia, had serious injuries and was flown to Barnes Jewish Hospital by Arch Helicopter. Another adult, Abdolreza Rastkar, 74, and two children all had minor injuries and were taken to the same hospital by Warren County Ambulance.The driver of the semi truck had no reported injuries.All people involved in the crash were wearing seat belts.The crash happened at 2:14 p.m. Saturday. The highway patrol report states the 2005 Toyota Avalon carrying the family crossed the center median of I-70 while driving eastbound at the Stracks Church Road overpass. It struck the front of the semi truck, which was driving in the westbound lanes.Crash